Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Congo DR win with a probability of 51.92%. A draw had a probability of 28.8% and a win for Guinea had a probability of 19.25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Congo DR win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.77%) and 2-1 (7.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.69%), while for a Guinea win it was 0-1 (9.27%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Congo DR would win this match.